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• Responsible
  for developing the overall health systems strengthening (HSS) strategy to
  support the national strategy to offer national expansion of comprehensive
  HIV/AIDS, TB, MNCH services in Uganda.
• Offer
  technical leadership and guidance during the development of RHITES-SW/
  EGPAF’s annual work plan and participates in the planning and budgeting
  activities, especially in regard to health
• Actively
  coordinate the provision of technical support in the 6 tenets of HSS i.e.
  1. Service Delivery, 2. Medicines and Technologies, 3. Finance/ Budgeting
  4. Strategic Information, 5. Leadership and Governance, and 6. Human
  Resource for Health to the RHITES-SW-supported districts and provides
  technical guidance to the district teams in work plan development to
  ensure that project activities are successfully implemented in a sustainable
  way.
• Offers
  technical direction and assistance to all implementing partners including
  CSOs, NGOs, District Health Offices, and District HIV/AIDS Committees
  (DHACs). This will include technical review of sub-grant proposals, work
  plans and budgets submitted to EGPAF and oversight of the implementation
  plan for each implementing partner/ sub grantee.
• In
  charge of building the capacity of technical staff in the six (6) building
  blocks of HSS and tracks progress at individual districts through technical
  assistance at district-level through site visits and district reports, in
  collaboration with MOH and the EGPAF program team.
• Work
  in liaison with the MOH structures to strengthen community participation
  and feedback in program activities and improvement of health provider
  accountability.
• Identify
  and implement innovations for improving retention and motivation of health
  workers

• The
  applicant should hold a medical degree and a master’s degree in Public
  Health or other clinical discipline.
• At
  least eight years’ experience in designing, managing and implementing
  complex, large scale health public health programs and experience in
  leading a highly successful health systems strengthening program in Uganda
  or in a similar settings.
• Good
  knowledge and understanding of current issues and developments in the
  field of HIV/AIDS, MNCH, FP, Malaria and Nutrition
• Strong
  skills in leadership, teamwork and networking.
• Willingness
  to work and travel in rural settings in Uganda.
• Computer
  literacy i.e. working knowledge of Microsoft office programs including MS
  Excel, MS Word and MS Power-Point.

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